DAVIS, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State Police say a Maryland man has died in an equipment-related accident at a Tucker County coal mine.
Sgt. G.L. Stalnaker in Elkins says the accident occurred about 9:10 p.m. Thursday at Mettiki Coal’s Mountain View Mine in Davis.
A statement from the state Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training says 20-year-old Daniel Lambka of Kitzmiller, Md., was crushed in the accident. The mine safety office is investigating.
A message left with officials at the longwall mine wasn’t immediately returned. The mine’s parent company is Tulsa, Okla.-based Alliance Resource Partners.
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